Our knowledge also doubles when we share it. A very pragmatic example of this insight is the concept of product- and development-oriented procurement. By tapping the knowledge of the purchase officers and suppliers at an early stage of product development cost determining factors can be taken into account at the component level.

• Beside their traditional activities purchase officers become co-designers of product architectures
• Suppliers become system partners who contribute with their knowledge to product development and manufacturing.

How these organizational and especially cultural changes are initiated and achieved is also a question of knowledge which THESEN AG will gladly share with you.

Our service

• Optimization of product design from the point of view of the customer
• early and close involvement of procurement capabilities in product development
• Improvement of customer/supplier relationships
• Worldwide tendering for innovative concepts for solutions among leading development suppliers
• Specifications for the evaluation of the proposals from suppliers
• Detailed cost/benefit analysis of different competing products at the technical and functional level
• Determination of the extent and timing of the supplier integration
• Implementation of innovative solution for products

Our instruments

• Supplier roadmaps
• Ideas- and concept contests
• Product clinic
• Overall cost optimized product concepts